Youth Education Navigator - W2 Program

Description

Earn up to $3,000 in incentive pay during your first year of employment! Are you a motivated, results-oriented candidate seeking to put your talents, skills, and experience to work as part of a mission‑driven, customer‑focused organization? If so, we invite you to join UMOS’ diverse and dedicated team of over 1,000 professionals making a positive difference across more than 60 offices in seven states.

Whether you are passionate about facilitating early childhood development; providing training and career planning for a parent; aiding a farm worker in accessing basic needs and new opportunities; educating at‑risk individuals in HIV prevention; or supporting those fleeing domestic violence or human trafficking, UMOS is the place where you can fulfill your passion for helping families, businesses, and communities build better futures.

• Paid time off that increases over your years of service.
• 15 paid holidays annually.
• A robust range of insurance covering health, dental, vision, life, short‑and long‑term disability, and accidental death & dismemberment
• The options to establish either a Health Savings Account or Flexible Spending Account, which can be used to cover deductibles, prescriptions, and other healthcare expenses.
• A variety of support services to promote well‑being through the employee assistance program.
• Retirement plan options, including 401(k) and Roth IRA, allowing you to make pre‑tax or after‑tax contributions. For those participating in the 401(k) Retirement Plan, UMOS annually contributes at least 3% of employees’ eligible compensation.

$19.00 to $23.50/HR (depending on experience).

• Maintain an up‑to‑date knowledge and familiarity with job center/workforce programs and services
• Provides one‑on‑one session with customers on job center/workforce programs to explain eligibility and registration process and timelines for services.
• Develop and maintain database and binder/booklet of internal and external community resources. Establish and maintain referral system.
• Assist in community or in‑house outreach to inform customers of program options, rights, responsibilities, and pertinent information as it relates to program specific eligibility.
• Provide support for educational attainment.
• Develop relationships with the regional high schools.
• Assist youth with re‑enrolling in local high school if prior drop out and/or recently moved
• Identify alternative educational options for students outside of the public‑school system.
• Assist youth with enrolling and completing GED/HSED, as appropriate o If youth is a teen parent, assist youth in finding suitable childcare options
• Develop and maintain new and existing relationships with educational programs and institutions based on program needs and community trends.
• Mediate and facilitate student disputes (e.g., assisting students with problem‑solving strategies) including student social skills groups (non‑counseling in nature) for the purpose of enhancing positive student behavior and appropriate social skills.
• Provide supportive services, including but not limited to the following:
  Technology – laptop/tablet, Mobile Internet/Hotspot, Transportation Assistance, Education Attainment Incentive (e.g., gift cards), Basic School Supplies (e.g., notebooks, folders, pencils/pens, backpack, etc), Other materials necessary to attend school (e.g., clothing/uniforms, winter coat, boots), Home School Materials (e.g., desk, lamp, chair, headphones, webcam, whiteboard)
• Identify connections to supports and services to address specific needs
• Collaborate with case managers and educational partners to assess youth and identify appropriate educational options and supportive resources (e.g., mentoring programs, literacy/ESL programs, tutoring programs).
• Assist students with academic, attendance, and/or behavioral issues and assist parents and students in locating services (e.g., counseling, resource, and intervention referrals) to increase student success.
• Responsible for entering all necessary participant information into the various systems, i.e.: WWP, ECF
• Assist individuals with…